Lia Beel Quintana

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Lia Beel Quintana
Personal information
Born (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 27)
Pinjarra, Australia
Home town Burgos, Spain
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability Retinitis pigmentosa
Disability class T11
Event(s) 100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
4 x 100 metre relay
ClubClub Deportivo Dromos, Castilla y León
Coached byJuan Jose Morgado Martin
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Doha Women's 4x100m relay T11-13
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin Women's 200m T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin Women's 100m T11

Lia Beel Quintana (born 22 July 1995 in Pinjarra, Australia) is a blind Spanish Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events in international level events. She trains with her husband David Alonso Gutierrez who is her running guide. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Lia Beel Quintana - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 24 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Lia Beel Quintana - Paralimpicos (in Spanish)". Spanish Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Lia Beel y David Alonso (in Spanish)". patrocina un deportista. 24 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Lia Beel corre con tus ojos (in Spanish)". El Norte de Castilla. 15 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)